I should say that he would obey orders, and when it is time for him to break the seals this evening, he will come about, hug the shore of St.Rosa's till he comes to the entrance of the bay, when he will go in." "If he does that, so much the better, for we shall have more time to prepare for a decided stroke," replied Christy.

"I have my plan all ready, though of course it may fail, and to-night we may all be prisoners of war." "But don't you believe it will be better to appeal to the flag-officer ?" asked the second lieutenant.
"What good will that do ?" demanded Christy.

"My cousin has made out his case before the captain of the Vernon." "But you had no witnesses then.

You have twenty or thirty of them now.
I know you, and so do all the members of the old crew." "But it appears that you promptly accepted your commander in the person of my cousin," said Christy, laughing in spite of the gravity of the situation.
"If I had seen you and Corny together, I should have known which was which," pleaded Mr.Flint.
"Do you think if I should present myself on deck at this moment, wearing the frock and shirt of a common seaman, the men would identify me alongside Corny, who wears the uniform of an officer ?" "I am not so sure of that." "I don't see how the commodore could go behind the commission which Corny carries in his pocket, with the orders of the department, any more than Captain Battleton could.

I have thought of this, and I am afraid to trust myself to the chance," replied Christy very decidedly.